Azerbaijan foils alleged Iranian plots targeting Jewish sites and oil pipeline
March 8, 2026 by AAP J-Wire
Azerbaijan’s State Security Service has announced it has thwarted multiple planned terrorist attacks and sabotage operations allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Among the primary targets were prominent Jewish sites: the Ashkenazi synagogue in Baku, a modern synagogue in Dilara Aliyeva Street serving the Ashkenazi and European Jewish communities. The Israeli embassy in the capital was also a reported target. Also allegedly targeted was a leader of the ancient Mountain Jews community, a historic Jewish group with centuries-old roots in the Caucasus region.
UK police arrest four men suspected of spying for Iran on Jewish community
British police have arrested four men suspected of spying for Iran following an investigation into alleged surveillance of Jewish sites and individuals in London.
Albanese and Carney warn Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons
March 5, 2026 by Rob Klein
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have called for a wider de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East while stressing that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.
‘It’s nonsense’: Israeli officials deny development expands Jerusalem’s boundaries
February 18, 2026 by Pesach Benson
Israeli officials denied on Tuesday that a proposal to expand a community north of Jerusalem would enlarge the capital’s municipal boundaries.
Israel’s ZIM Shipping sold to Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd for A$5.2 Billion
February 16, 2026 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli shipping company ZIM is set to change hands, with Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and the Israeli investment fund FIMI jointly acquiring the company in a deal valued at approximately A$5.2 billion, Israeli officials announced Sunday. Read more
Israeli leaders denounce orthodox violence against soldiers
February 16, 2026 by Pesach Benson
A mob of Orthodox (Haredi) men chased two Israel Defence Forces servicewomen through the streets of Bnei Brak on Sunday, overturning trash cans and a police vehicle before officers managed to extract the soldiers to safety. Read more
Trump attacks Herzog in row over Netanyahu pardon
February 16, 2026 by Agencies
US President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of corruption. Read more
Israeli agency refutes claims made by Médecins Sans Frontières claims of Gaza water crisis
February 11, 2026 by J-Wire
The Israeli agency COGAT has refuted claims made by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) that by limiting that organisation’s activities in Gaza, the Israeli government is creating a water crisis there. Read more
UAE plans compound in Israeli-held Gaza Strip part: map
February 6, 2026 by Reuters
A planning map indicates that a “UAE Temporary Emirates Housing Complex” will be constructed near Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. Read more
Israel’s military launches new unit for soldiers with disabilities
February 6, 2026 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces marked a milestone in inclusion with the inauguration of the Douglas Unit, a new initiative dedicated to soldiers with disabilities and special needs. Read more
U.S. warship drills with israel in Red Sea as Iran tensions continue
February 3, 2026 by Pesach Benson
Amid rising tensions with Iran and active U.S.–Iran diplomatic engagement, a U.S. Navy destroyer participated in a joint exercise with Israeli Navy vessels in the Red Sea, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more
Mortars found in Gaza hidden in UN Relief Agency’s aid bags
February 3, 2026 by TPS-IL
During an operation by the IDF’s 7th Armoured Brigade to clear the Yellow Line ceasefire area in southern Gaza, approximately 110 mortar shells hidden in UNRWA (UN Relief Works Agency) humanitarian aid bags were located. Read more
UK lawyers say Britannica erased Israel from content
February 2, 2026 by JNS
A British legal group has accused Encyclopaedia Britannica of erasing Israel from its children’s educational materials, alleging that entries on the Britannica Kids website misrepresent Middle Eastern history and geography. Read more
Israel moves to end Médecins Sans Frontières operations in Gaza
February 2, 2026 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry announced it is moving to terminate the activities of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders, MSF) in the Gaza Strip, citing what it described as a serious and ongoing violation of registration and transparency requirements for international humanitarian organisations. Read more
Apple buys Israeli startup in its second-largest deal
February 2, 2026 by JNS
Apple Inc. announced on Thursday that it has acquired Israeli startup Q.ai, a software company that implements AI technology for audio, among other applications. Read more
Israel begins dismantling UNRWA’s Jerusalem headquarters
This morning (Tuesday), Israeli security forces began to evacuate and destroy the UNRWA (UN Relief Works Agency) headquarters on Ammunition Hill in northern Jerusalem. Read more
Spielberg should use his ‘big platform’ to censure Mamdani’s views, ZOA president says
January 16, 2026 by JNS
Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organisation of America, criticised filmmaker Steven Spielberg for reportedly meeting privately with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, arguing that the visit legitimised a person who has gone out of his way to make his anti-Israel views known. Read more
Israel’s Attorney General asks High Court to push for removal of Itamar Ben-Gvir
January 2, 2026 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the country’s High Court to intercede in the matter of Itamar Ben-Gvir’s continued service as Israel’s Minister of National Security. Read more
Israeli agency refutes claims made by Doctors Without Borders
December 31, 2025 by TPS-IL
The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) released a statement of clarification regarding the registration of international organisations that send aid to Gaza and their non-compliance with Israeli registration requirements, following allegations made by Doctors Without Borders (DWB). Read more
President Herzog to Israel’s enemies: ‘we suggest you not mess with us’
December 30, 2025 by TPS-IL
President of the State, Yitzhak Herzog, visited today, Monday, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems’ offices in northern Israel, where the President issued a warning to Israel’s enemies. Read more
‘Speaking up is a matter of survival’: Canadian model confronts online antisemitism
December 26, 2025 by TPS-IL
Canadian-Slovakian model Miriam Mattova is intensifying her public advocacy to hold social media platforms accountable for online hate, saying unchecked anonymity has helped normalise antisemitic threats and allowed violent rhetoric to flourish without consequences. Read more
‘Pay-for-Slay’ – Palestinian Authority still paying out money to terrorists
December 25, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed that the Palestinian Authority (PA) did not cease making payments to terrorists and their families. Read more
‘Dual roles undermine trust in media’: most journalists killed in Gaza had terror ties, study finds
December 12, 2025 by TPS-IL
A comprehensive study released Thursday finds that about 60% of individuals identified as journalists killed during the war in Gaza were members of or affiliated with terrorist organizations, primarily Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more
New gene therapy approach could reverse MND, say scientists
November 13, 2025 by TPS-IL
A team of international scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery that could pave the way for an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease long considered incurable, Tel Aviv University announced. Read more
‘I risked my career’ to speak out for Israel, says Canadian model
November 13, 2025 by TPS-IL
When Canadian-Slovakian model Miriam Mattova began posting in support of Israel after Hamas’s October 7 attacks, she lost many Instagram followers and one of her PR agencies dropped her, warning she was being “too political.” Read more
Israel-Iran updates
June 13, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
New reports
Israelis brace for Iranian escalation with home front restrictions – nuclear facility attacked
June 13, 2025 by Pesach Benson
As the Israelis braced for possible escalation under a declared state of emergency, authorities have tightened restrictions on public gatherings, transportation and medical services while activating emergency protocols nationwide. Read more
‘Netanyahu doesn’t have options’: Israel’s governing coalition on brink of collapse
June 9, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israel’s coalition crisis deepened on Monday when the Haredi Orthodox Shas party announced it would support a preliminary vote to disperse the Knesset on Wednesday, prompting one analyst to tell The Press Service of Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has run out of options to keep the government afloat. Read more
Netanyahu sends planes to Amsterdam to rescue Jews from ‘pogrom’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at about 4:30 a.m. local time that he was dispatching two rescue planes to Amsterdam following a “serious incident of violence against Israeli citizens.” Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu to families of IDF fallen: ‘I am one of you’
April 26, 2023 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the state ceremony for Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars held at Israel’s Mt. Herzl national military cemetery in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Read more
